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Election 2014 an overview...BatBlog Picks 16 out of 20 Races Correctly....BatPoll gets16 out of 20 right as well

 

The Jeffersonville - Clark Co. Blog (The BatBlog)  correctly called 80% of the recent races on Election day, as well the BatPoll was right on 16 of the 20 contests. The most surprising race had to be the Co. Clerk where Kelly Harrod (R) topped Susan Popp (D), I don't think anyone saw that race finishing as it did as many looked to Popp as one of the bright spots on the Dem. ticket, but Harrod did win in the BatPoll. Other surprises include Martina Webster's showing against long time office holder Vicky Kent-Haire. For a newcomer like Webster to finish within 600 votes of an election veteran of several different positions in Co. government over many years like Haire, it was a truly great breakout performance by Ms. Webster.

  Kyle Williams (R) judge candidate who appears to have spent a very minimal amount of money on his campaign with little or no publicity and ran exceptionally well against a sitting judge Weber who appears to have spent quite liberally on his. That will be an interesting sideline to this election, who spent the most money ???  My guess would be Noel and Weber....Did they buy the election ??? Well money never hurts...

  A final overview on Election 2014 would be it was a pretty clean election and for the most part we the voters did pretty well. We gave the incumbent Co. council members another term rewarding them for their work. We rewarded Jeremy Mull for his hard work at the prosecutor's office ,Jeremy's not a politician, just a hard worker who will do fine. Some well tested veteran incumbents return to office, as well as some veterans to new positions. Some bright newcomers got their names and faces out there for the future campaigns.

  The questions as we move forward,  can the Democratic party make the necessary changes to be viable in future elections ??  Will Jamey Noel be as good as a sheriff as he was a party chair ?? Can and will he relinquish the strings of the party to others and dedicate himself totally as sheriff ??
Only time will tell....

There's A New Sheriff in Town...The Beatdown of Dem. Party Continues

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Galligan to step down as local Democratic chair person...

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First of all congratulations to all the candidates last night, for the most part it was a clean, well run election. While are system is at times flawed it's still the best in the world, and the people have spoken. A lot of interesting races, results ,and upsets make this  an election for the ages here in Clark Co.,that's unless of course your a Democrat. Love him or hate you have to give Jamey Noel credit, he has led the Rep. party to unprecedented levels here in it what used to be  overwhelmingly Democratic county. Slick political maneuvering, shrewd moves and an influx of new, young, energetic and attractive candidates the GOP has left local Democrats wondering what happened and left to pick up the pieces. You have to wonder in the sheriff's race how much the split ticket propelled Noel to victory. 37% of the vote isn't much of a mandate and you have to think Meyer would have won without Spainhour's candidacy....but that's politics and Congratulations to Mr. Noel....

  As far as the Democrat's here locally they need to step back and start from scratch are it's only going to get worse. The blame starts at the top and the local Dem. party chair Tom Galligan whose divisiveness and arrogance are just not the qualities you look for in a party leader. For years now Dem.s have turned their back on the rank and file  voter by the Dem. caucus, that has placed old has been candidates like Perkins and Galligan into positions they would have no chance of obtaining by a popular vote of the rank and file. This along with some severe behavioral and criminal actions of several Dem. office holders and candidates and it's small wonder people have abandoned the Dem. party in Clark Co. in droves. For probably the first time in history straight party t voting by the GOP exceeded Dem. locally....

  It's time to give Galligan a plaque thanking him for his service and search for a young enthusiastic party chair who can relate to the younger voters, something Galligan can't. Some one like Noel who is a tireless worker and planner ,who can recruit new, vitalized , younger candidates who can lead the party into the future. This isn't 1990's anymore and if the party caucus continues to hang onto the has beens from that era....you're going to see an even further erosion of Democrats here in the county. Hell even some of the more popular good Democratic candidates  like Susan Popp got caught up the Rep. beatdown inflicted upon what for years was the dominant force here.

 As far as Noel's sheriff win, Jamey has shown he is a shrewd,capable , hardworking politician who has nurtured and cultivated an attractive mixed slate of candidates with great success. Now it's time to use your administrative skills to clean up the Co. jail and bring respect back to the sheriff's dept.and the people's trust, and on that endeavor we wish you luck....

This week more analysis and comments on yesterday's election.. 

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Election Day 2014 ...Election Night Special

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Will be posting different observations and thoughts throughout the day from the Bat(Iphone) in the comments section. I encourage everyone to do the same....Let us know about voter turnout, and any other observations but most of all....BE SURE TO VOTE !!!

2014 Election Eve Special ....Who Should Win and Who Will Win

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This Tuesday is as an important as well as interesting of an election Clark Co. has had in a long time. Key positions from sheriff and prosecutor to Co. Council and Commissioner are just some of the key races up for grabs. Clark Co. and Jeffersonville voters have done a good job  recently in putting the "good ole boy" system behind us, and as recent events confirm we need to continue on this track and bring honest, younger, more qualified people into public servant positions. End forever the embarrassment and shame brought on the county by recent officeholders. Now a look at the races.

  The most attention drawing race has to be the sheriff's race where it appears to be a two man contest between Jamey Noel (R) and Mac Spainhour (I). The BatBlog gives a slight edge to Noel going into the last hours. Those opposed to Noel and supporting Dem. candidate Brian Meyer really need to think of switching their vote to Spainhour. The split Dem. vote will most likely be the difference.

While Noel has an impressive resume', his persona as a political wheeler dealer and schemer make us feel  Clark Co. would best be served by honest Mac Spainhour as our sheriff.

The BatBlog feels Jeremy Mull (R) will win the prosecutor's race hands down and rightfully so against Bob Bottoroff (D). Mull is more qualified than the politician Bottoroff. In the county commissioner's race we like Bryan Glover (R) over David Abbot. In the county council races, look for incumbents Barbara Hollis (D) and Bryan Lenfert (R)  to win reelection easily with Steve Doherty (R) holding off Perry Smith (D) in a closer race. The BatBlog predicts Joe Hubbard
(D) will unseat Danny Yost the incumbent (R) in the final council race.

 We feel the need for change for the better in three other key races, where we have long time "good ole boy candidates in all three races. We need the younger more  qualified candidates in the auditor's , assessor's and circuit court 3. judge's race to be elected. Martina Webster has the qualifications , background and honesty to be a great assessor. Perry Mc Call has the background as well to be a fine auditor, and Kyle Williams wants to bring respect back to the judge's seat here in Clark Co.

 Mostly we need to end the good ole boy network which Weber, Snelling and Haire are a big part of, they've been in office long enough. When you're old enough to draw Soc. Security it's time to retire, lets retire Weber, Haire , and Snelling.... It won't be easy because they are slick politicians, whose big grins and campaigns belie the serious problems in each of their respective departments and courts they manage.

Susan Popp (D) should and will win easily in the Co. clerk race and David Reinhardt (R) as well in the treasurer race. Popp is a quality person and public servant who we give a strong endorsement to...

In the remaining races we like Laura Harbison in the judge's contest but who will get a stiff challenge from Brad Jacobs. We like Zach Payne in the recorder's race but it could be close with Lincoln Crum (D)....Todd Young will win easily the House of Rep. race and while we think it will be close Ron (wishy washy) Grooms will probably win his Ind. senate race...Finally Steve Stemler will win his Ind. Rep. race but a special thanks to Russell Brooksbank for coming on the BatBlog and relating his message to voters and encourage everyone to check the message of ALL candidates....

When you go to the polls tomorrow be an educated voter don't rely on just knowing the name or seeing a particular large amount of signs for a particular candidate. Only by educating ourselves and making right decisions can we make a difference at the election box. Encourage your younger friends and relatives to become more aware and participate in local politics, not just the national presidential elections and most of all...Stay Vigilant my Friends....


                          2014 Clark Co. Election
              
                BatBlog Recommendation     Probable Winner 
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Sheriff            Mac Spainhour (I)                                            Jamey Noel (R)   

Prosecutor     Jeremy Mull (R)                                                Jeremy Mull (R)

Co. Comm.    Bryan Glover (R)                                               Bryan Glover (R)

Assessor         Martina Webster (R)                                         Martina Webster (R)

Auditor          Perry McCall (D)                                                Monty Snelling (R)

Co. Clerk       Susan Popp (D)                                                   Susan Popp (D)

Recorder        Zach Payne (R)                                                   Zach Payne (R)

Judge #3         Kyle Williams (R)                                               Joe Weber (D)

Judge #2         Laura Harbison (D)                                            Brad Jacobs (R)

Treasurer       David Reinhardt (R)                                           David Reinhardt (R)

Co. Council    Brian Lenfert (R)                                                Brian Lenfert (R)

Co. Council     Barbara Hollis (D)                                             Barbara Hollis (D)

Co. Council     Steve Doherty (R)                                               Steve Doherty (R)

Co. Council     Danny Yost (R)                                                   Joe Hubbard (D)

Ind. St. Rep.    Steve Stemler (D)                                               Steve Stemler (D)

Ind. St. Sen.    Chuck Frieberger (D)                                         Ron Grooms (R)

U.S. House      Bill Bailey (D)                                                      Todd Young (R)

Jeff. Town.      Kelley Curran (L)                                               Kelley Curran (L)
Adv. Board     Mick Castleberry (D)                                          Scotty Maples (R)
(3 elected)       Phil Ellis (D)                                                         Shirley Bell (D)

*** STRONG Recommendations*** Spainhour, Mull, Webster, Lenfert, Popp. McCall, Glover, Curran, Williams, and Harbison

Election 2014 ....Getting Close

 

As we get down to the last couple of days before the Election 2014 lets take a look at a couple of other races. In the Clark Co. recorder's race Lincoln Crum (D) faces Jeffersonville city councilman Zach Payne (R). This could be a close race, but the BatBlog believes young Zach Payne may edge out Mr. Crum though it wouldn't be an upset if Crum wins. Payne has the youth to be a rising star for the GOP but needs this win to keep that star rising. The BatBlog would have given a strong endorsement to Payne until we saw a picture of him with Mitch McConnell and Zach wearing a "Team McConnell" t-shirt...Not cool Zach ...Mc Connell is an ass...




 Finally in the Circuit Court #2 two young local attorneys Laura

Harbison (D) faces off against  Brad Jacobs (R). While we feel either candidate will make a good judge we applaud and endorse Ms. Harbison who as a newcomer brought down Jerry (Keep em in jail) Jacobi in the primary. Ms. Harbison did the hard work running and bringing down Jacobi while Jacobs was placed in at the last minute. Jacobs with his family name recognition is probably the favorite to win but the BatBlog believes in Ms Harbison as the better candidate...





Tomorrow the Jeffersonville- Clark Co. Blog's (BatBlog) Election Eve Special where we explain who to vote for , why and who we predict will win....Stay Tuned